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Species Opecoelus variabilis Cribb, 1985

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: parasitic (host(s): Ambassis agassizii Steindachner, 1867 [AMBASSIDAE] Agassiz's Olive Glassfish; Retropinna semoni (Weber, 1895) [RETROPINNIDAE] Australian Smelt; Amniataba percoides (Günther, 1864) [TERAPONTIDAE] Barred Grunter; Hephaestus fuliginosus (Macleay, 1883) [TERAPONTIDAE] Black Bream; Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau, 1878) [MELANOTAENIIDAE] Duboulay's Rainbowfish; Hypseleotris galii (Ogilby, 1898) [ELEOTRIDAE] Firetailed Gudgeon; Philypnodon grandiceps (Krefft, 1864) [ELEOTRIDAE] Flathead Gudgeon; Tandanus tandanus (Mitchell, 1838) [PLOTOSIDAE] Freshwater Catfish; Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) [CYPRINIDAE] Goldfish; Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 [POECILIIDAE] Green Swordtail; Scortum hillii (Castelnau, 1878) [TERAPONTIDAE] Leathery Grunter; Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867 [ANGUILLIDAE] Longfin Eel; Mogurnda adspersa (Castelnau, 1878) [ELEOTRIDAE] Southern Purplespotted Gudgeon; Leiopotherapon unicolor (Günther, 1859) [TERAPONTIDAE] Spangled Perch; Gobiomorphus australis (Krefft, 1864) [ELEOTRIDAE] Striped Gudgeon; Craterocephalus sp. [ATHERINIDAE]).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024 TREMATODA 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
15-Sep-2023 TREMATODA 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 TREMATODA 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
11-Feb-2022 TREMATODA 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
11-Feb-2022 DIGENEA Carus, 1863 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED Professor Thomas Cribb Ms Jo Wood Russell Yong
11-Feb-2022 PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED Professor Thomas Cribb
11-Feb-2022 PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED Professor Thomas Cribb (QM)
11-Feb-2022 PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED Professor Thomas Cribb
11-Feb-2022 PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED Professor Thomas Cribb (QM)
29-Jul-2013 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
05-May-2010 15-Apr-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)